GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |